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Approving the 2011-2012 Emergency Shelter Grant Fund recipients.
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WHEREAS, on January 12, 1988, the Council of the City of Saint Paul approved the procedures to allocate the Emergency Shelter Grant ("ESG") funds given to the City by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"); and
WHEREAS, during September 2011, the City of Saint Paul issued a Request for Proposals for the ESG Year 2011-2012 which invited eligible nonprofit organizations to submit proposals to use ESG funds to serve Saint Paul homeless residents; and
WHEREAS, the 2011-2012 budget for ESG funds received by the City from HUD is $350,266.00; and
WHERAS, in accordance with the approved procedures, the Emergency Shelter Grant Review Committee was consulted about the 2011-2012 ESG grant requests, and based upon the review of the Committee and city staff, the following organizations are now being recommended for funding and in the following amounts:
1. Ain Dah Yung $8,000
2. Breaking Free $5,000
3. Catholic Charities Extended Hour Program $63,700
4. Catholic Charities Family Service Center $26,153
5. Emma Norton Residence $11,000
6. Face to Face SafeZone Resource Center for Youth $5,000
7. The Family Place $25,000
8. Listening House $22,000
9. Lutheran Social Services - Safe House for Teens $21,400
10. Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans $3,500
11. Neighborhood House - East Side Family Center $6,000
12. Open Access Connections $7,000
13. Saint Paul Council of Churches - Project Home $46,000
14. Southern MN Regional Legal Services-Project Hope $24,500
15. The Salvation Army - Booth Brown House $15,000
16. Theresa Living Center $8,000
17. West Side Community Health Services-House Calls $20,000
18. YWCA Saint Paul Transitional Housing Program $15,500
19. PED Administration $17,513
Total $350,266
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of...
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